Thread: That took longer than I though.

Success!

I'm sure the edge is nowhere near what any of the true honemeisters around here can produce, but this mornings shave was nice and smooth. No pulling, no irritation and no disappointment!

Now, if I can just manage to fight the urge to keep trying to make it better and just enjoy the fact that it's pretty good!..

Thanks for the info, im slowly sorting out my honing technique...slowly...

Originally Posted by ironsidegnr

Success!

I'm sure the edge is nowhere near what any of the true honemeisters around here can produce, but this mornings shave was nice and smooth. No pulling, no irritation and no disappointment!

Now, if I can just manage to fight the urge to keep trying to make it better and just enjoy the fact that it's pretty good!..

Thanks for the info, im slowly sorting out my honing technique...slowly...

Good is good,be happy,I spent 7 hrs on a big (15/16) Japanese smiler yesterday,for the second time,shaves to perfection.

Why did you blunt the edge of the only razor you have?

A nice combination of over-optimism and a terrible lack of foresight.

Also, if I didn't dull it first I'd never be satisfied that I was able to bring a blade back from useless.

I dulled the first two razors I honed for the same reason, to see if I could bring them back. What I learned was that sharpness can be hard to come by and dulling comes all too easy. I used more pressure with the intentionally dulled razors in the effort to "bring them back". So, I created more work for myself, then used too much pressure in the process. I've never done that again. If I have a razor that needs to be honed, I hone it. I think that intentional dulling is a sin, one which I no longer commit. There are too many sins that are much more fun. I commit those.

I agree, now that I know that I am capable of completing the entire process I won't fear it.
From now on, I will simply be maintaining my edge...until the next time I whack the faucet with the blade.

Sooner or later RAD will kick in and you'll be putting your newly acquired skills to good use.